This course is taught through lectures covering the theoretical aspects of the content, and practical classes or activities. Student work consists of the following:

• Exercises of linguistic and textual analysis.
• Analysis of authentic texts from various specialized fields.
• Problem-solving of cases.
• Use of corpora and other software for the production, comprehension, and analysis of specialized discourse.
• Critical discussion of the bibliography.
• Written assignments.
• Midterm exams.

This subject is worth 3 ECTS credits, corresponding to 75 hours of student activity.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Continuous assessment

Students must provide evidence of their progress by completing tasks and tests. Task deadlines will be indicated in the course schedule on the first day of class.

The evaluation system is organized into three sections, each of which is assigned a specific weight in the final grade:

1. Exercises or supervised projects. One will be delivered during the course, with the possibility of reviewing, if necessary, the first version on the basis of the teacher's corrections and it is worth 30% of the final grade. Non-presence evaluation activity.
2. Problem resolution. One session will be held throughout the course and it will be worth 30% of the final grade. Evaluation activity in the classroom (3 h).
3. Final written test. One will be done at the end of the course and will be worth 40% of the grade. The format will be announced in a timely manner; it could be a comment on a specialized text, a content test or a multiple choice test. Evaluation activity in the classroom (1.5 h).

The information concerning student evaluation, the type of evaluation activities and their relative weighting in the final grade are a general orientation only. This information will be specified at the beginning of the course by the professor responsible for the subject.

Related matters

The above information on assessment, assessment activities and their weighting is merely a guide. The subject's lecturer will provide full information when teaching begins.

Review

When publishing final marks prior to recording them on students' transcripts, the lecturer will provide written notification of a date and time for reviewing assessment activities. Students must arrange reviews in agreement with the lecturer.

Missed/failed assessment activities

Students mayretake assessment activities they have failed or compensate for any they have missed, provided that those they have actually performed account for a minimum of 66.6% (two thirds) of the subject's final mark and that they have a weighted average mark of at least 3.5.

Under no circumstances may an assessment activity worth 100% of the final mark be retaken or compensated for.

The lecturer will inform students of the procedure involved, in writing, when publishing final marks prior to recording them on transcripts. The lecturer may set one assignment per failed or missed assessment activity or a single assignment to cover a number of such activities.

Classification as "not assessable"

In the event of the assessment activities a student has performed accounting for just 25% or less of the subject's final mark, their work will be classified as \"not assessable\" on their transcript.

Misconduct in assessment activities

Students who engage in misconduct (plagiarism, copying, personation, etc.) in an assessment activity will receive a mark of “0” for the activity in question. In the case of misconduct in more than one assessment activity, the students involved will be given a final mark of “0” for the subject.

Plagiarism is considered to mean presenting all or part of an author's work, whether published in print or in digital format, as one's own, i.e. without citing it. Copying is considered to mean reproducing all or a substantial part of another student's work. In cases of copying in which it is impossible to determine which of two students has copied the work of the other, both will be penalised.

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies may or may not be permitted depending on the activity. The permitted and prohibited uses in each case will be detailed in the course introduction. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated using AI technologies, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final result of the activity. A lack of transparency regarding the use of AI in graded assignments will be considered a breach of academic integrity and may result in a partial or total penalty on the assignment grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

Students may not retake assessment activities in which they are found to have engaged in misconduct.

Single assessment

This subject may be assessed under the single assessment system in accordance with the terms established in the academic regulations of the UAB and the assessment criteria of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting.

Students must make an online request within the period established by the faculty and send a copy to the lecturer responsible for the subject, for the record.

Single assessment will be carried out in person on one day during week 16 or 17 of the semester. The Academic Management Office will publish the exact date and time on the faculty website.

On the day of the single assessment, teaching staff will ask the student for identification, which should be presented as a valid identification document with a recent photograph (student card, DNI/NIE or passport).

Single assessment activities

Single assessment will include a minimum of three assessment activities of different types, as stated in the assessment guidelines.

Grade revision and retake procedures for the subject are the same as those for continual assessment. See the section above in this Study Guide.